Ott DeFoe works a shallow area early Friday morning on the second day of practice on Lake Jordan for the Ramada All-Star Semi-Final.
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DeFoe threw a number of hard baits.
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Kevin VanDam works in front of the Mitchell dam prior to the turbines releasing current.
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Steve Kennedy showed up moments later and joined a growing crowd of anglers and spectators.
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Kennedy gives a BASSCam interview from atop his boat in front of the dam.
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VanDam works the rushing current.
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Kennedy battles a big bass.
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But Kennedy finds out it's the wrong kind of bass.
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Davy Hite rigs up in the morning.
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Hite dons his life vest prior to moving.
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Hite studies his electronics.
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Jeff Kriet bombs a worm ...
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... and hooks up.
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The result is a keeper.
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Kriet is pleased with his small keeper.
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Water explodes from Kriet's line as he casts.
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He picks up to move.
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KVD tosses a worm on a drop shot rig ...
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... only to move a few moments later.
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Skeet Reese lays into a bass ...
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... then makes another cast.
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The fishing was so tough that even Terry Scroggins was using a spinning reel.
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He didn't stay long.
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Edwin Evers' fast-paced style keeps him on the run constantly.
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Mike Iaconelli preferred a spinning reel as well.
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Iaconelli repairs his rig.
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Gerald Swindle makes a move ...
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... in front of an Auburn sign.
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Swindle fights a keeper out from underneath a pontoon boat.
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Swindle had to peel off Friday due to the heat.
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Aaron Martens, who won the U.S. Open on Lake Mead Wednesday and had a 30-hour trek, finally made it to practice on Friday.
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Martens reported that truck troubles had him bogged down in Oklahoma for a while.
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